{"title":"Series: The Wicked Wit","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-wicked-wit-of-cricket-by-mike-haskins-9781789293395","title":"The Wicked Wit of Cricket","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The English,’ as George Bernard Shaw once remarked, ‘are not very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.’ Some might call it eternity. Others might instead regard it as heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe world of cricket is nevertheless one that is filled with larger-than-life characters – be they the great players, the unforgettable commentators, the legendary umpires, or the most enthusiastic and barmiest fans. The contest between leather and willow is, after all, only challenged by soccer as the world's most popular sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Wit of Cricket\u003c\/i\u003e is a sumptuous feast of cricket’s greatest tales, legends, and anecdotes all spread out across the clubhouse table in bite-sized pieces. Bringing together the sport’s most famous quips, insults, pranks, mishaps, incredible facts, outrageous incidents, plus all those great moments of commentary where the words did not come out quite as intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book packed not just with wicked wit but with wicket wit as well!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073682686188,"sku":"9781789293395","price":25.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1377203482825.jpg?v=1765157136"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-the-wicked-wit.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}